Champions League round-up: Real Madrid beat Napoli to clinch top spot in group
Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored a goal each as already qualified Real Madrid beat second-place Napoli 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Teenager Nico Paz and Joselu also scored to give Madrid its fifth straight win in Group C and secure first place for the record 14-time European champion.
Napoli is eight points behind Madrid and three points in front of Braga, which drew 1-1 at home against last-place Union Berlin in the other group match. Napoli will host Braga in the final round to try to secure its spot in the knockout stage.
Elsewhere, Serie A leader Inter Milan came back from three goals down for a 3-3 draw at already eliminated Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, keeping last season’s finalist in contention to win its group.
Marko Arnautovic, Davide Frattesi and Alexis Sanchez (with a penalty) scored for Inter after João Mario’s first-half hat trick for the hosts.
Inter, which had already secured passage to the knockout round, remained second but level on points with Group D leader Real Sociedad, which drew 0-0 with Salzburg.
Real Sociedad tops the group with 11 points, followed by Inter (11), Salzburg (4) and Benfica (1). The group winner will be determined when Inter hosts Real Sociedad on Dec. 12.
Earlier on Wednesday, United States international Ricardo Pepi came off the bench to help PSV Eindhoven rally from two goals down against Sevilla to ultimately secure their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
Pepi entered the match in the 83rd minute and scored the winner in stoppage time to give PSV a 3-2 win over 10-man Sevilla on Wednesday, leaving the Dutch club in second place in Group B, four points behind Arsenal and three points in front of third-place Lens.
PSV secured
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